ADU 01269: How do i sell my services and make the best use of the drones I have?

What are the best ways a pilot can sell their services? How can a pilot make best use of the drones they have? In today's episode we discuss some best strategies for drone pilots to sell their services and how they can make best use of the drones they possess. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U mapping events and classes. We talk about some of the new changes we have made to our mapping classes and course curriculum to stay updated with some of the recent trends in the mapping industry such as going over new products for geo-referencing, geo-tagging, GPS and more. Visit our Drone U events page for more details on classes and courses. Today's question is from Justin, who wants to know what best practices can he use to sell his services. Justin explains his current process and wants to know robust ways for making sales. He also wants to know how best to make use of his current fleet of drones to improve his business offerings. Thank you Justin for the question, We have strongly believed in a few key set of parameters that have largely helped drone pilots in effectively selling their services to prospective clients and today we discuss in detail about them. Specifically, we discuss if Justin is using samples of his service offerings to clients and how best to provide to clients to stand out of the large group of drone pilots. We discuss some of the best talking points that pilots must bring out in their pitch that greatly helps attract clients and gets pilots the business. Lastly we also discuss about having robust systems and understanding the macro view of business to have effective networking in the industry which has largely shown to be a great way of getting more business. Tune in today to get all the secret sauce and ingredients for success for a drone business. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [2:00] Today's question from Justin on how to sell services to prospective clients and if older drones are still beneficial in getting drone business [5:48] Providing samples of your work to help sell your services [7:35] Bringing out the right talking points about helping a prospective client while selling services [9:04] Having a robust follow through mechanism [12:40] Understanding the macro view of business and suggestions on improving your network in the industry